# US 9,005,401 B2 · Ultrasonic microwave molecular vacuum distillation system for waste tires > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,005,401 B2 - Document ID: US9005401B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/658,883 - Filed: 2010-02-17 - Published: 2011-08-18 - Granted: 2015-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2010-02-17 - Assignees: Infinite Earth, Inc. - Applicants: James C. Johnson - Inventors: James C. Johnson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9005401B2 ## CPC - C10G 1/10: from rubber or rubber waste - C10B 19/00: Heating of coke ovens by electrical means - C10B 53/07: {of solid raw materials consisting} of synthetic polymeric materials, e.g. tyres (recovery or working-up of waste materials of organic macromolecular compounds or compositions based thereon by dry-heat treatment for obtaining partially depolymerised materials C08J11/10; production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures from rubber or rubber waste C10G1/10) - Y02P 20/143: the feedstock being recycled material, e.g. plastics - C10G: CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION (cracking to hydrogen or synthesis gas C01B; cracking or pyrolysis of hydrocarbon gases to individual hydrocarbons or mixtures thereof of definite or specified constitution C07C; cracking to cokes C10B); RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES - C10B: DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION OF CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS FOR PRODUCTION OF GAS, COKE, TAR, OR SIMILAR MATERIALS (cracking oils C10G; underground gasification of minerals E21B43/295) - Y02P: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS ## Abstract A system for tire distillation including an upper chamber, a first conveyor configured to transport a tire through the upper chamber, a lower chamber located beneath the upper chamber, the lower chamber that includes an ultrasonic purge chamber configured to radiate the tire with ultrasonic radiation, a microwave radiation chamber configured to radiate the tire with microwave radiation, and a second conveyor configured to transport the tire from the ultrasonic purge chamber to the microwave radiation chamber. The system further includes a vacuum system configured to maintain an atmosphere in the ultrasonic purge chamber and the microwave radiation chamber under a vacuum wherein the tire is preheated during conveyance through the upper chamber from heat produced in the lower chamber. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for tire distillation, comprising: preheating a tire during conveyance through an upper chamber from heat produced by a microwave radiation chamber prior to the tire reaching an ultrasonic purge chamber and the microwave radiation chamber; radiating the tire located within the ultrasonic purge chamber with ultrasonic radiation; radiating the tire within the microwave radiation chamber with microwave radiation; transporting the tire from the ultrasonic purge chamber through the microwave radiation chamber with a conveyor with the ultrasonic purge chamber and the microwave radiation chamber are separate chambers; and maintaining an atmosphere in the ultrasonic purge chamber and the microwave radiation chamber under a vacuum. ### Claim 2 A system for tire distillation, comprising: an upper chamber; a first conveyor configured to transport a tire through the upper chamber; a lower chamber located beneath the upper chamber, the lower chamber comprising: an ultrasonic purge chamber configured to radiate the tire with ultrasonic radiation; a microwave radiation chamber configured to radiate the tire with microwave radiation; and a second conveyor configured to transport the tire from the ultrasonic purge chamber through the microwave radiation chamber; and a vacuum system configured to maintain an atmosphere in the ultrasonic purge chamber and the microwave radiation chamber under a vacuum; wherein the tire is preheated during conveyance through the upper chamber from heat produced in the lower chamber. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the microwave radiation chamber further comprises doors for isolating the atmosphere within the microwave radiation chamber. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the microwave radiation chamber further comprises at least one magnetron. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the microwave radiation chamber further comprises at least one ultrasonic transducer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the ultrasonic purge chamber further comprises at least one transducer. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the vacuum system is further configured to remove tire distillation gases being expelled from the microwave radiation chamber. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising at least one fuel oil check valve located within the microwave radiation chamber to remove condensed fuel oil from within the microwave radiation chamber. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising an activation chamber configured to receive a solid material of a time that is distilled from the microwave radiation chamber. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a magnetized third conveyor configured to transport metallic material from the activation chamber. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a fourth conveyor configured to transport non-metallic material from the activation chamber. ### Claim 12 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the second conveyor further comprises at least one hook configured to hold at least one tire. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one hook is configured to prohibit a metallic material of a tire from creating an arc as the tire disintegrates.